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A Day in the Life

September 5, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Daybook, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

A "Half Day" Journal of one (half) homeschoolin' momma Ed. Note: I didn't think I'd be ready for the first day of school and you know what? I wasn't. The classroom wasn't clean and the lessons weren't all in the planner. Are you kidding? I'm still ordering curriculum! We are still attempting to move the three girls into the … [Read more...]

The Well-Intentioned Life

August 24, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 5 Comments

My life as it looks in my daily planner: My life as it actually looks: In short, why bother planning?☺ … [Read more...]

Back to School {with gratitude}

August 22, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Back-to-School, Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, My Boys, My Girls, Spiritual Growth 15 Comments

Prologue: I hope that my words speak to your heart somehow, because the devil has sure been working on mine. Every morning he renews his attack. He chides me about my cluttered home; he reminds me—constantly—of all my failures; and he taunts me nonstop about the many accomplishments of all my friends. “Get behind me,” I say, and I walk away, … [Read more...]

A Clean Sweep: Part I

July 22, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me 14 Comments

The Minnesota Mom Edition ~ for Jamie ~ Now granted, I’m just one Minnesota mom…. …but I’ve got enough clutter and mess to fill the state. Where is Waldo? (aka the teen who hangs out  in the classroom because it's got great WiFi) At least, it feels that way sometimes. There he is!  These are shots of our … [Read more...]

Postcards from the Conference

June 1, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 6 Comments

(just one) (okay, two) (maybe three?)  #awesomeness Today's the big day for the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference! Francis and I hope to see you there. … [Read more...]

A Friendly Reminder

May 7, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Special Events 1 Comment

...about the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference. Register today to save $10.00! The fee goes up after Friday. Details here. See you there. … [Read more...]

MCHEC: You’re going, right?!

April 26, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 16 Comments

  I could go on and on about how much I love the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference & Curriculum fair. Wait a minute. I have. Can there ever be too many babies? (MCHEC 2007) All in the Name of Good Reporting (MCHEC 2007) Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference: the 2008 Edition Catholic Home Educators Unite (MCHEC … [Read more...]

Our Lenten Crowns

March 13, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Homeschooling, Lent, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, My Boys, My Girls 1 Comment

We finally got around to making a salt dough crown of thorns. What? There are still two and a half weeks left of Lent. We’re doing well! (Haven’t yet made a papal lap book, though.) (Fingers crossed. Please no pope until we get it done!)  Hey, a mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do, and when it comes to cooking & cleaning & … [Read more...]

An Electronic Education

February 26, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, My Girls Leave a Comment

I have a love/hate relationship with the computer. Who among us doesn’t, really? On the one hand, (“one hand” meaning that I’m usually nursing), it is my window to the world. I am endlessly—and I do mean endlessly—inspired, entertained & edified. Best of all, (and this alone makes the computer worthwhile), I have made some of my dearest … [Read more...]

The 14th Annual MN Catholic Home Education Conference

June 6, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 18 Comments

When I first attended this homeschooling conference, my oldest son was four and we were just starting out down the homeschooling path. Oh, what an eager-beaver, hooves-stomping-anxiously-at-the-gate mom I was! Really. I was just that mixed a metaphor. Well, that kid is now a 10th grader and I have since learned to relax a bit.  Granted, … [Read more...]

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